Legal Opinion
People v. De La Cruz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 16, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Bonnie Wittner, J.), rendered June 8, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 20 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The resolution of issues *242of credibility was for the jury to determine (People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94) and any inconsistencies in the witnesses’ testimony were inconsequential and did not render their testimony incredible (see, People v Jones, 168 AD2d 370, lv denied…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People v. TevahaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. GlassNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Charles Jones v. Dennis Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- People v. CharlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. InmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017